Open AccessInitiatives Management's Role in Improving Work Efficiency: A Field Study On Workers in Salalah Methanol Company in Dhofar Governorate
Author(s) -
Abubakar Ahmed Mohammed Almuallam,
Mohammed Nashief S. Disomimba
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
mağallaẗ kulliyyaẗ al-maʿrīf al-ğāmiʿaẗ/maǧallaẗ kulliyyaẗ al-maʻārif al-ǧāmiʻaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2709-1155
pISSN - 1815-3364
DOI - 10.51345/.v32i3.448.g234
Subject(s) - work (physics) , test (biology) , descriptive statistics , consistency (knowledge bases) , sample (material) , population , operations management , psychology , business , marketing , statistics , engineering , mathematics , medicine , environmental health , mechanical engineering , paleontology , chemistry , geometry , chromatography , biology
This quantitative study discussed the role of initiatives management in improving the work efficiency of the employees of the Methanol Company in the Dhofar Governorate in the Sultanate of Oman. The problem emerged that some Omani institutions suffered from administrative and economic crises as a result of fluctuations in oil prices, the absence of scientific bases adopted in the selection and appointment of people to jobs, and the absence of criteria for evaluating achievement and results. Therefore, the study aimed to; Diagnosing the level of initiatives management at the Methanol Company in the Dhofar Governorate, and the level of improving the company's work efficiency The study adopted the descriptive analytical approach, and the study population consisted of all employees of the Salalah Methanol Company in the Governorate of Dhofar, who numbered (160) employees. A random sample of (113) employees was selected according to the table of Gresty and Morgan (1970). The researcher designed a questionnaire by making use of the theoretical literature. It consisted of (48) phrases distributed in (8) axes. The following statistical methods were adopted: descriptive analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient, alpha consistency coefficient, T-test for two independent samples, one-way analysis of variance, multiple regression analysis, Scheffe test for dimensional comparisons. The research found a set of results, including: There is a direct relationship between initiatives management and improving work efficiency. There is a statistically significant effect at the level of significance (a ≤ 0.05) between managing initiatives and improving work efficiency. There were no statistically significant differences at the level of significance (a ≤ 0.05) about managing initiatives and improving work efficiency due to demographic variables.